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Ford Has Paused F-150 Lightning Shipments

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Ford has stopped shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, but not because there isn’t demand for the electric truck. Reports stated that an earlier pause in January was due to a concern with supplier parts, which halted both gas and electric F-150 models. Image: Ford] Become a TTAC insider.

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Ford F-150 Lightning becomes Vermont Governor’s truck

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Earlier this week, Governor Phil Scott of Vermont took delivery of a new Ford F-150 Lightning that will be part of the his fleet of vehicles that ensure secure transportation. In a comment, the Governor stated that the truck and EVs generally are a crucial part of the State’s plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Rivian Will Give You a Discount to Trade In a Gas Vehicle for a New R1 Model

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Rivian sells two compelling EVs that have garnered a good deal of happy customers, but they’re far from affordable. The automaker is taking steps – small ones, to be fair – to make its vehicles more affordable, though, knocking up to $5,000 off some configurations. Oh, and you’ll have to trade in a gas vehicle to get the price cut.

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Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, Hyundai Ioniq 5 land on AutoTrader’s ‘Best New Cars for 2022’

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” The Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T, two of the EV sector’s freshest pickups, along with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUV, landed on the list, which featured the twelve best vehicles based on a team of experts “who collectively tested and ranked new models using a range of criteria.” ” Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. The American automaker’s leader admitted larger EVs, like the F-150 Lightning , are expensive to build. Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000.

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Lincoln puts EVs on the back burner amid Ford’s shift to more affordable EV models

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After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”

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Ford reveals CEO Jim Farley’s latest pay raise

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The news also comes after Ford announced plans to cut the F-150 Lightning production workforce by roughly two-thirds , as the automaker pivots toward a mass-market, affordable electric vehicle (EV). Ford pauses all F-150 Lightning shipments as gas deliveries begin What are your thoughts?

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